He missed the love of someone he searched for 50 years; the love he once found in the eyes of a little girl he taught to swim in the warm waters of Angola; the love of a girl he was patiently waiting for

Luis Correa de Sá Soveral, whose ancestors were intimately connected to the monarchy, dressed all the bullfighting arena of Campo Pequeno (a national monument with more than 110 years, built in the neo-arabic style) with the colours of the monarchic flag (blue and white).

Photos scanned from the magazine Olá! Semanário:1-2. panoramic view of the Campo Pequeno;3. Marquess of Lavradio and Salvador Correa de Sá (the ones in charge of the decoration of the bullfighting arena).

The boxes of Campo Pequeno were destined to the foreign guests, as well as to the more traditional Portuguese families. The bride and groom were the guests of honour.

Photos scanned from the magazine O quê?, by mtbcm:1. D. Duarte and D.ª Isabel, arriving at the bullfighting arena of Campo Pequeno;2. D. Pedro de Orleans e Bragança and Diana de Orleans;
3. D. Henrique de Bragança and Princess Marina of Savoy;
4. Archduchess Maria of Habsburg with the father of the bride, Jorge de Herédia;
5. Princess Gloria von Thurn und Taxis with her children;
6. D. Duarte and D.ª Isabel arrive at the royal box of Campo Pequeno, accompanied by D. Miguel de Bragança and Victor Emmanuel of Savoy,7. D. Duarte thanks the applause of the public;8-9. the royal courtesies;
10. during the bullfight.

On the 12th of May, there was a pre-wedding dinner party, at the Palace of Queluz.

Photos scanned from the magazine O quê?, by mtbcm:
1. Princes Alexander and Gabriela Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn;
2. Princes Konstantin and Maria of Bulgaria;
3. Princess of Liechtenstein;
4. Luísa and Sebastião de Herédia;
5. Duchess Diane von Württemberg (wearing the same dress she took to the pre-wedding dinner of Infanta Elena of Spain);
6. Princess Gabriela of Savoy and Robert Balkany (this was the first public appearance of them together, after the divorce);
7. Princess Teresa d'Orleans and D. Pedro d'Orleans e Bragança;
8. Princes Alexander and Catalina of Yugoslavia;
9. Countess Potovska;
10. Infantes D. Henrique and D. Miguel de Bragança.

The evening began with a tea served at the Palace Hotel, followed by an exhibition held by the Portuguese School of Equestrian Art and afterwards a group of Timorese people interpreted diverse typical dances ,with motifs related to marriage and maternity. There was also a concert performed by several students musical groups, at the end of which the dinner was served, at the Rooms of Glasses and Music of the Palace.

Photos scanned from the magazine O quê?, by mtbcm:
1. Princes Marina Doria and Victor Emmanuel of Savoy;
2. Princess Gloria von Thurn und Taxis and her daughter, Maria Teresa;
3. D. Duarte and D.ª Isabel, at the gardens of the Palace of Queluz;
4. during the exhibition performed by the Portuguese School of Equestrian Art (1st row: the Dukes of Soria and Prince Alexander of Yuguslavia; 2nd row: the Countess of Paris, D. Duarte and D.ª Isabel, Granddukes Henri and Maria Teresa of Luxembourg);
5. Prince Laurent of Belgium;
6. Dutchess Mathilde von Württemberg (wearing the same dress she took to the pre-wedding dinner of Infanta Elena of Spain);
7. D. Duarte receives the compliments from the students;
8. the tables, in the room of Glasses of the Palace of Queluz;
9. D. Duarte and D.ª Isabel, during the dinner;
10. Princess Teresa d'Orleans Bragança.

Photos scanned from the magazine Olá! Semanário:1. Princes Alexander and Catalina of Yugoslavia;2. Princess Maria Cristina de Bourbon and Archduke Martin of Habsburg;
3. D. Duarte, at the end of the night.

A few hours before the ceremony, the bride was dressed by Laurinda Farmhouse and combed by the famous hairdresser Alexandre, who came from Paris especially for the occasion.

Dressed in white and exhibiting the beautiful family tiara, the bride could now happily pose together with her parents.

Photos scanned from the magazine O quê?, by mtbcm:
1-2. make-up by Franca;
3. hairdressing by Alexandre;
4. the bride, already combed, stands with her niece;
5. Teresa de Herédia Sousa Mendes (sister of the bride) wait the bride along with her little daughter;
6. D.ª Isabel stands with the designer of the gown, Laurinda Farmhouse;
7. D.ª Isabel with her father, Jorge de Herédia, and the Marquess de Sousa e Holstein;
8-9. hairdresser and make-up artist place the veil.

Photo scanned from Point de Vue, by mtbcm:
1. the bride poses for the photos.

The wedding was a state occasion, attended by the President of the Republic, the Prime Minister and members of the cabinet, the Diplomatic Corps and representatives of thirty-five Royal Houses, as well as leading personalities in the Portuguese life.

Photo scanned from Point de Vue, by mtbcm:
1. Countess of Paris, Princess Maria Teresa D’Orléans e Bragança, Queen Joanna and Queen Margarita of Bulgaria, Prince Phillipp of Belgium and the Dukes of Sória.

Photos scanned from the magazine Olá! Semanário:1. the President of the Republic, Mário Soares, and his wife, Maria Barroso;2. the President of the Parliament, António Barbosa de Melo, and wife; the Prime Minister, Aníbal Cavaco Silva, and wife; the Minister of Foreign Affairs, José Manuel Durão Barroso;3. the poet Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen;4-5. Archduke Otto von Habsburg, Grand-Dukes of Luxembourg, Prince Phllippe of Belgium and Infanta Margarita of Spain;6. the Zulu King and Queen;7. Princess Maria Gabriela Savoy.